Tag: New York

In New York City. Robert is spending this Sunday morning asking for spare change from the ladies going into the bodega. He's supplementing his part time job washing patients' food trays at the hospital. But now, at least, he won't have to worry about getting exploited in a job at Amazon. ...more

Francesca Rheannon, whom you may know as the host of Writersâ€™ Voice radio, did the civic thing by volunteering to work the polls in a town east of New York City.

â€œI just got off my 17 hour shift as an election official.Â In my election district, out of 166 Democratic voters, 39 were forced to file affidavit ballots.Â The last [election] I worked in, exactly ONE voter needed an affidavit ballot.â€

Thatâ€™s nearly one of four voters. Why?Â Their names had gone missing from the voter rolls.

An affidavit ballot (called a â€œprovisionalâ€ ballot in most other states) is a kind of placebo ballot.Â You get to pretend to vote â€“ but the chance it will actually be counted is â€¦well, good luck.Â If your name is wrongly removed …more

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#JoeBiden wants to use #StaceyAbrams as a shield for his decades of silence while in power over the question of the suppression of the black vote. Of course he’ll want Abrams, she’s a rockstar, and the obvious choice for all Democratic candidates. Biden doesn’t own her. https://t.co/VNREqgAthq